Royals infielder Christian Colon spent part of his day off helping at Kansas City's Bishop Sullivan center, taking over the mantle that former Royals player Billy Butler carried for years.

Royals infielder Christian Colon spent part of his day off helping at Kansas City's Bishop Sullivan center, taking over the mantle that former Royals player Billy Butler carried for years.

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Updated: 9:29 PM CDT May 4, 2015

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WEBVTT GARDEN-VARIETY THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. KRIS: THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS HAVE THE NIGHT OFF. LARA: HOW SOME OF THEM ARE KEEPING BUSY. LEN: I AM GOING TO USE MY INDOOR VOICE BECAUSE I AM AT THE LIBRARY. I WILL STEP OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FILING IN. THEY ARE HERE TO SEE THE ROYALS GENERAL MANAGER. HE IS INTRODUCING HIS NEW BOOK. BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURE. A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE 2014 CAMPAIGN WHEN THE ROYALS MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE WORLD SERIES. DAYTON MOORE IS NOT THE ONLY KANSAS CITY ROYALS THAT IS DOING SOMETHING ON HIS DAY OFF. WE CAUGHT UP WITH CHRISTIAN JOE. HE WAS FEEDING BARBECUE TO SOME OF THE NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. HE WAS THERE WITH HIS WIFE. HE WAS CALLED UP TO THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS LAST YEAR. TECHNICALLY STILL A ROOKIE. HE HAS SOME PRETTY BIG SHOES TO FILL. BILLY BUTLER WAS VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH THE PATIENT SYLVAN CENTER. CHRISTIAN COLON SAYS HE IS LOOKING TO KEEP THIS TRADITION ALIVE. A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOR ME TO GET CALLED UP THE FIRST -- I GET HERE AND I'M GOING TO TOUCH SO MANY PEOPLE AND HELP. WE WANTED TO DO IT. HE WAS BORN IN WICHITA, KANSAS AND PLAYED BASEBALL AND TALKED ABOUT THE PATH. HOW HE GOT ALL THE WAY TO THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS. THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION AND HOW ALL THE PROCEEDS OF THE BOOK ARE GOING TO HIS FOUNDATION.

Royals infielder Christian Colon works at Bishop Sullivan Center

Royals infielder Christian Colon spent part of his day off helping at Kansas City's Bishop Sullivan center, taking over the mantle that former Royals player Billy Butler carried for years.